This sketch alludes to the land and the spiritual beliefs of the
Diné (the Navajo people.) Christ extends his hands in welcome and healing and stands also as the eternal dawn. Behind him are two structures of vital spiritual importance to the People: the ritual hogan and the sheep fold. The red rock of Utah on the left and the brown cliffs of New Mexico on the right embody the ancestral homelands. The frame depicts the four sacred mountains and plants, animals, and objects sacred to the Navajo.
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